2014 ACES Recipients

In October, BluEarth announced two recipients of its 2014 Aboriginal Clean Energy Scholarship (ACES) which provides financial support of $3,000 per academic year and skills development opportunities for Canadian aboriginal students pursuing trades certification, diploma, degree and other programs from accredited post-secondary institutions.

The scholarship offers a unique opportunity for aboriginal students to gain work experience and learn from one of the most experienced renewable power generation teams in the country.

2014 ACES Recipients

Nicole Iaci – University of British Columbia
“Offering a program like this one puts BluEarth at the front of the pack in terms of creating opportunities for a mutually beneficial relationship between Aboriginal peoples and natural resource and clean energy development,” explained Nicole Iaci of the Kwantlen First Nation, who is a second-year law student at the University of British Columbia.

Chanse Kornik – University of Manitoba
“As an Aboriginal person in Canada, I have a connection with the land and am happy to be able to participate in a program that focuses on clean energy,” said Chanse Kornik of the Manitoba Metis Federation, who is majoring in electrical engineering at the University of Manitoba.

Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, we are a private company focused on commercial-scale renewable energy development and operation. Our goal is to sustainably build, own and operate wind, run-of-river hydroelectric and solar generation projects across North America.